Thank you for this bracingly honest review of Marable's biography of Malcolm X -- his and your vision of Malcolm is the man I named my son after. And a special thank you for the final lines of your essay: "To be Black, to be free, and to be honest? That's the real reinvention." I read this while sipping coffee from my favorite mug bearing Toni Morrison's words from Beloved: "Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another." Such resonance! Thank you.
I've been meaning to read this! Thank you for teaching me more about Dr. Marable. I'm curious how his biography of Malcolm compares to THE DEAD ARE ARISING which I loved and does cite his work a bit
Thank you for this bracingly honest review of Marable's biography of Malcolm X -- his and your vision of Malcolm is the man I named my son after. And a special thank you for the final lines of your essay: "To be Black, to be free, and to be honest? That's the real reinvention." I read this while sipping coffee from my favorite mug bearing Toni Morrison's words from Beloved: "Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another." Such resonance! Thank you.
🙏 Just thought I’d let it rip.
I've been meaning to read this! Thank you for teaching me more about Dr. Marable. I'm curious how his biography of Malcolm compares to THE DEAD ARE ARISING which I loved and does cite his work a bit
Great to hear! The book “The Dead Are Arising” is on my reading list. So stay tuned.